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JSW Cement partners with new investors to accelerate growth

India-based JSW Cement has entered into definitive agreements to raise up to INR15.000bn (US$201.2m) from two globa...

Shree Cement about to start building West Bengal grinding plant

Shree Cement is preparing to start work on its INR6bn (US$80.5m) grinding unit in Bengal within a month. The new ...

Vicat reports 20% rise in 1H consolidated sales

Vicat reported a 19.6 per cent increase in consolidated sales as they rose from EUR1.304bn in the 1H20 to EUR1.56bn ...

GCC reports 44% increase in 2Q net income

GCC saw its consolidated net sales increased 18.1 per cent YoY to US$286.7m in the 2Q21 from US$242.8m in the 2Q20. ...

Senegal demand surges but exports fall in April

The Senegalese cement market expanded by 158.7 per cent in April 2021, according to the Agence Nationale de la Stati...

Holcim launches 'ECOPlanet' a global range of green cement

Holcim has launched ECOPlanet, its global range of green cement delivering at least 30 per cent lower carbon footpr...

Lafarge Africa Plc opts for 52 LNG trucks

At Lafarge Africa Plc (Holcim group) has reaffirmed its commitment towards affordable and clean energy, through the...

Italcementi selects Bedeschi crusher

Bedeschi has signed a new order with Italcementi (HeidelbergCement group) for the supply of clay handling equipment ...

New entrants to help meet Nigeria's increasing cement demand

This week Nigeria has caught attention with announcements of new cement capacity. Not only has Dangote Cement cut th...

Vietnamese cement market expands 14% in June

Cement demand in Vietnam rose 14 per cent YoY to 6,095,139t in June 2021 but decreased six per cent when compared wi...